Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Myodes gapperi compared with Mus fernandoni

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Ceylon Spiny Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Rodentia (설치류)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Myodes	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Myodes gapperi	Mus fernandoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Ceylon Spiny Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (설치류)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Ceylon Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

The Boreal Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi) is a species in the genus Myodes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

The Ceylon Spiny Mouse (Mus fernandoni) is a species in the genus Mus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.